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Component Based Development - The Urban Legend
Rod DaSilva, Software Perspectives
http://www.softwareperspectives.com
Component Based Development (CBD) - the idea that applications can be
assembled from prefabricated software components - is a hot topic today
as organizations grapple with their ever growing backlog of software
applications. What exactly is CBD and can you actually use it to
construct software faster and more reliably? This session candidly looks at
what's wrong with the software industry as a whole and how to fix it. Find out
why CBD in its current state isn't delivering on its much anticipated
promise of software reuse. Find out why the software industry must
move beyond object-oriented software development practices if it is to
progress to the next level. See a demo of the world's first "component-oriented"
computer language. Learn about "sub-components" and "abstract
components" and witness first hand their awesome power. Whether you are a guru of
object-oriented programming, or a manager of a team of software
developers, you are no doubt striving for true software reuse - the only economy of
scale available to our industry. Let this session show you how this
elusive Holy Grail is finally within our reach.
Rod da Silva is the principal of Software Perspectives, Toronto, Canada.
He has been a featured speaker at Developer's Conferences all over the
world for several years. Rod has a Bachelor of Mathematics degree with
Honors in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo, and his areas
of interest include compilers, client/server DBMS system software, N-Tier
Enterprise architectures and Windows COM/DCOM/OLE technologies. He is
available for general purpose Windows consulting and/or training and can be
reached via e-mail at RodDaSilva@SoftwarePerspectives.com
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Network Security / Internet Attacks
Simon Plashkes, Wired Network Solutions
http://www.wiredns.com
As long as technology continues to advance there will be flaws that are
overlooked by developers and IT professionals alike. Recently in the news
many large sites were "downed" by malicious hackers using DOS attacks.
What makes these attacks possible? How can they be prevented? What are the
most common and dangerous techniques used today? In addition, common local
network and workstation security holes will be demonstrated.
Simon Plashkes is the president of Wired Network Solutions of Markham.
WNS provides a wide variety of network consulting services, including
security audits.
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